Indiana Jones Cave's 'N Rafting
Sites: Maya Cave, Grano del Oro, Tikal, Yaxhá,
Topoxté
SEASON: Nov-Feb DAYS: 5 days / 4 nights
Class: Beginning MIN. AGE: 8 years
1 Guatemala/Flight Flores/Yaxhá / Topoxté El Sombrero
2 Yaxhá/Shores of Chiquibul river Camp with local community
3 Chiquibul river rafting / Cave exploration Camp
4 Chiquibul river /Yaxhá / Chiquibul El Sombrero
5 Tikal/ Flight to Guatemala
Day 1 FLORES /YAXHA / TOPOXTE / EL SOMBRERO
Transfer from the airport in Santa Elena, Peten to the Eco-Lodge
"El Sombrero", a quaint lodge with bungalows both private
and communal and hammocks for resting in the dinning area and private
bar. Transfer in small motorized boat to the Maya archaeological
site of Topoxté located on an island in the middle of the
Lake. Return to the restaurant for lunch.
After a brief rest, transfer to the newly built museum of Topoxté
and the site of Yaxhá. Yaxhá has been recently excavated
and the restoration of the large temple 216, makes a great platform
for observing the sunset over the Lake.
Return to the lodge for dinner in a peaceful family setting.
Day 2 GUATEMALA / CHIQUIBUL RIVER
Early Breakfast. Transfer to the shores of the Chiquibul river.
Overnight camp and dinner with the community of Flor de Chiquibul.
Day 3 CHIQUIBUL RIVER
Breakfast. Start the mild jungle rafting trip through the corridor
of tall trees. Lunch on the river. Make camp close to the entrance
to a large Maya cave where we will see a Maya wall and artifacts
left over 1200 years ago. Dinner and camp.
Day 4 CHIQUIBUL / EL SOMBRERO
Breakfast. Continue downstream keeping a sharp eye for pumas that
still roam these jungles. Arrive at take out and transfer to the
Eco-lodge El Sombrero, on the shores of Lake Yaxha, a quaint lodge
with private and communal bungalows, hammocks for resting in the
dinning area and a private bar.
Day 5 YAXHA / TIKAL
Early Breakfast and transfer to the ruins of Tikal. Begin your full
day of exploring the site of Tikal. Visit the “Great city”,
where you will see the Temples of the Jaguar and of the masks in
the Great Plaza. Continue onto discover the complex known as “The
Lost World”. Lunch at Tikal. Climb the tallest-known structure
at Tikal, Temple IV, and view the thick, wild jungle, which still
covers many monuments and stelae. Admire many of the artifacts discovered
during the excavation of Tikal at the nearby museum. At 2:30 Depart
for Guatemala City or Belize or Cancun.
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